Manure-spreader.



PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

R. H. MGNAIR.

MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14. 1903.

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PATENTED OUT. M, 19%.

R. H. MOHAIR. MANURE SPREADER.

APPLIOATION FILED 31111.14. 19%.

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No. 802,467. PATENTED OUT. 24, 1905. R. H MGIMLJ'IRu MANURE SPREADER.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 14. 1903.

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'b'urrnn srATns REUBEN H. MoNAIR, OF ELBURN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TOFREDERICK B.

PATENT orrron.

MOORE, OF PLANO, ILLINOIS.

MANURE-"SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

1'0 u/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, REUBEN H. MONAIR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elburn, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Manure-Spreaders, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements infertilizer-distributers, it being the object thereof to provide amachine which will automatically distribute the fertilizer.

According to the preferred form of the present invention, the meanswhich distributes the fertilizer is advanced toward the bulk of thefertilizer, and the bulk of the fertilizer is placed in a receptaclehaving a sectional bottom. The sections of said bottom are opened as thefertilizer is removed therefrom, thereby preventing the bottom of thereceptacle from interferring with the distribution of the fertilizer.

The present invention shall be explained by the machine which isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, the views in said drawingsbeing as follows:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line w w of Fig. 1.Fig. 4: is a cross-sectional view on the line 4: 4 of Fig. 1, showingone of the sections of the bottom open; and Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof one of the bearings for the distributing device.

The box or receptacle 1, which contains the fertilizer, is mounted uponwheels 2. The sides of said box are eachprovided with a slot 3, in whichis slidably mounted a bearing-box 4:. The bearing-boxes have journaledtherein a shaft 5, which carries circular heads or frames 6. The heads 6carry bars or rods 7, from which project pins 9. The rods 7 are arrangedcylindrically to form a drum from which project said pins, said drumbeing rotatable upon the shaft 5. The pins 8 are so disposedlongitudinally that a spiral line of pins extends around the peripheryof the drum. The bearing-boxes 4: are connected to chains9, which arecarried by sprocketwheels 10, said sprocket-wheels being ournaled uponsultable bearings.

The driving-chain 11 passes over sprocketwheels 12, one of saidsprocket-wheels being arranged at each end of the machine, and saidchain is driven by a sprocket-wheel 13, which is fastened to one of therear wheels 2. The tension of the driving-chain may be adjusted by anidler 1 1, which is mounted upon a pivoted arm 15. The shaft 5 isprovided with a sprocket-wheel 16, which meshes with the driving-chain.One of the bearing-boxes 4: is provided with a stud 17, upon which isjournaled a sprocket-wheel 18, said sprocketwheel being in engagementwith the drivingchain to retain said chain firmly in engagement with thesprocket-wheel 16.

The sprocket-wheels 10 at forward end of the machine are mounted upon ashaft 19, said shaft being provided with a worm-gear 20, which isengaged by a worm or screw 21, mounted upon a shaft 22. The shaft 22carries a roller 23, which engages a disk 24:, said disk being connectedto one of the sprocketwheels 12, which is arranged at forward end of themachine. The position of the roller 23 may be adjusted along the shaft22, thereby permitting said roller to be placed at different distancesfrom the center of the disk or to engage said disk upon either side ofits center.

The bearing-bracket 25, which is mounted upon the shaft 19, has theupper end of the shaft 22 journaled therein, thereby keeping the screw21 in engagement with the wormgear 20. The lower end of the shaft 22 isjournaled in a slidable bearing-box 26, which is mounted upon a bracket27 The bearing box 26 is pressed inwardly by a spring 28 to normallykeep the roller 23 in engagement with the disk 24, and said bearing-boxis connected to a lever 29, by which it may be moved outwardly to removethe roller 23 from engagement with the disk 24.

The bottom of the box or receptacle 1 is preferably composed of a seriesof shelves or sections 31, which are hinged or pivoted upon bars 32. Thesections are preferably arranged in pairs, the sections of each pairbeing hinged to the same bar to minimize the number of bars extendingacross the bottom of the receptacle. The sections are preferablyretained in a horizontal position by levers or latches 33, which arepivoted upon the receptacle 1. The sections are each pro vided upon eachside thereof with a lug or projection 34, which is engaged by one of thelevers 33. The bearing-boxes 4: are each provided with a lug orprojection 35, which is adapted to engage the levers 33, arranged uponthe same side of the receptacle as said bearing-box.

The drivingchain 11 is driven by the sprocket-wheel 13 while the machineis in motion. The sprocket-wheel 16 is driven by the driving-chain,thereby rotating the axle 5 to revolve the distributing-drum. Thedrivingchain also drives the sprocket-wheel 12 at the forward end of themachine, thereby revolving the disk at, which drives the roller 23 torotate the worm 21. The worm-gear .20 is driven by said worm, therebydriving the sprocket-wheel 10 at the forward end of the machine to runthe chains 9. The bearingboXes are drawn by said chain, thereby movingsaid drum.

hen the machine is placed in condition for operation, the receptacle isfilled with the fertilizing material, the sections of the bottom of thereceptacle being closed and the drum being arranged at the rear of thereceptacle. As the machine moves over the ground where the fertilizer isto be distributed the drum revolves, thereby causing the pins to engagethe fertilizer and throw it over the drum to the ground, the drum beingadvanced toward the bull; of the fertilizer. During the forwardmovementof the drum the projections 35,0211- ried by the bearing-boxes,engage the levers 33, thereby causing the sections of the bottom to bereleased after the fertilizer has been removed therefrom to permit thesections of the bottom to fall or open, so that the bottom of thereceptacle will not interfere with the distribution of the fertilizer.The rate at which the drum advances toward the bulk of the fertilizermay be regulated by moving the roller 23 toward or away from the centerof the disk 24. The distribution of the fertilizer may be stopped byoperating the lever 29 to remove the roller 23 from engagement with disk24. When the distributing-drum has reached the forward limit of itsmovement, the roller 23 may be moved to the opposite side of the centerof the disk 24 to cause the distributing-drum to be returned to the rearof the receptacle.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the construction of themachine which has been set forth herein for the purpose of disclosingthe invention, said changes being within the purview of the claims whichare appended hereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, said receptacle being provided with a bottom made insections, a distributer movable toward the bulk of the fertilizer todistribute the same, means for advancing said distributer independentlyof said receptacle, means for operating said distributer to distributesaid fertilizer, and means for causing the sections of the bottom ofsaid receptacle to be opened after the fertilizer has been removedtherefrom.

2. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, said receptacle being provided with a bottom made insections, a distributer movable toward the hull: of the fertilizer todistribute the same, means for advancing said distributer independentlyof said receptacle, means for operating said distributer to distributethe fertilizer, means for controlling the operations of saiddistributer, and means for causing sections of the bottom of saidreceptacle to be opened after the fertilizer has been removed therefrom.

3. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, said receptacle being provided with a bottom made insections, means movable toward the bulk of the fertilizer to distributethe same, and means for causing the sections of said bottom to be openedafter the fertilizer supported thereby has been distributed.

4. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, of means movable toward the hull; of the fertilizer todistribute the same, a bottom for said receptacle composed of pivotedsections, said sections being closed to support the fertilizer, andmeans for causing said sections to open after the fertilizer supportedthereby has been distributed.

5. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, of means for distributing the fertilizer, said meansbeing movable toward the bulk of the fertilizer, a bottom for saidreceptacle composed of sections, said sections being arranged in pairsand the sections of each'pair being hinged or pivoted upon the samepivot, and means for causing said sections to be opened after thefertilizer supported thereby has been distributed.

6. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, of a rotary drum movable toward the bulk of thefertilizer to distribute the same, a bottom for said receptacleconsisting of a series of sections, and means for causing said sectionsto be opened successively as the fertilizer supported thereby isdistributed.

7. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, of a rotary drum for distributing the fertilizer, saiddrum being movable toward the bulk of the fertilizer, a bottom for saidreceptacle composed of a series of sections, a series of catches orlatches for supporting said sections in a horizontal position, and meansfor operating said latches as said drum advances to release saidsections successively, thereby causl toward the material upon said floorfor coning said sections to be opened successively the fertilizersupported therein is distributed.

8. In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a receptacle forthe fertilizer, of a rotatable drum for distributing the fertilizer,said drum being movable toward the bulk of the fertilizer, means foradvancing said drum independently of said receptacle, means for rotatingsaid drum, means arranged at the bottom of said receptacle andsupporting said fertilizer, said means being operated as said drumadvances to open said bottom, thereby preventing said bottom frominterfering with the distribution of the fertilizer.

9. In a fertilizer-distributer, in combination, a receptacle for thefertilizer, a distributer adapted to be advanced toward the bulk of thefertilizer, means for advancing said distributer independently of saidreceptacle, means for operating said distributer to distribute thefertilizer, and means for changing the rate of movement of saiddistributer toward the bulk of the fertilizer.

10. In a fertilizer-distributer, in combination. a receptacle for thefertilizer, a distributer adapted to be advanced toward the bulk of thefertilizer to distribute the same, means for advancing said distributerindependently of said receptacle, means for operating said distributerto distribute the fertilizer, and means for changing the direction ofmotion of said distributer along said receptacle.

11. A fertilizer-distributer, in combination, a receptacle for thefertilizer, a distributer movable toward the hull: of the fertilizer todistribute the same, means for operating said distributer, and means forchanging the rate of motion of said distributer toward the bulk of thefertilizer, and means for reversing the direction of motion of saiddistributer along said receptacle.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, a receiver for the materialto be distributed, and having the floor formed of a plurality ofconsecutively-removable floor-sections, and a distributer means mountedfor movement l l l l l l l l l l l l l l secutively removing thefloor-sections and removing the material tl'ierefrom simultaneously.

13. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a receptaclehaving an openable bottom; and a traveling distributer movable throughthe receptacle.

14. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a receptaclehaving an openable bottom; ways extending longitudinally of thereceptacle; and a distributer carried in boxes movable in said ways.

15. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, areceptacle; and a traveling distributer movable through the receptacleindependently of the bottom thereof.

16. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a receptaclehaving a traction-wheel and a sectional openable bottom; and meansactuated by the traction-wheel and acting successively on the bottomsections to open them.

17. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a receptaclehaving a sectional openable bottom; and means acting successively on thebottom sections for opening them.

18. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a receptaclehaving a sectional openable bottom; a traveler successively engaging thebottom sections to open them; a traction-wheel; and operative connectionbetween the traveler and the wheel.

19. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, areceptacle, a distributor having a movement through the body of thereceptacle; means for moving the distributer and for opening the floorof the receptacle as the distributer advances.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence oftwo witnesses.

REUBEN H. MGI AIR. lVitnesses:

C. E. MomnLL, IN. S. MORRILL.

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